LONDON, March 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Rule Financial, an independent provider of business consultancy, IT consultancy and IT services to the global investment banking community, today announces further expansion in Poland, with the opening of a new development centre in Poznań.

In response to increasing client demand for complex systems development and integration, with a combination of onshore and nearshore delivery services, Rule Financial has committed to building a development centre within the iconic 'Okrąglak' building in Poznań, with the intention to grow the Poznań team to over 400 members of staff.

The recruitment drive in Poland continues at Rule Financial locations in both Łódź and Poznań, with strong Technical Leads, Java, .Net (WPF) and HTML5 / Javascript developers being particularly sought after. In addition, building on the success of its global graduate programme, Rule Financial in Poland continues to expand the programme with local universities to provide key opportunities for new graduates.

Commenting on the drive behind the new expansion in Poznań, Chris Potts, CEO of Rule Financial, said; "Our investment banking clients continue to be impressed with the quality of the services we deliver from Poland and, as a result, they have trusted us with a number of new large business-critical projects, contributing to our excellent sales performance in the last 6 months. This has led to significant growth in our business in Poland, which in turn means that we are now able to offer scalable, high-quality delivery capabilities for specialist areas of investment banking, providing the operational efficiency and flexibility that is so crucial for our clients".

Piotr Kania, Country Manager for Rule Financial in Poland said: "Rule Financial has a long and successful history of operating from Łódź, and we recognised the need to be able to scale our operation even further as demand for resources continues to grow. Opening a new centre in Poznań provides us with access to a whole new pool of talented individuals that we hope will seek to join us to develop their careers in IT, combined with experience of working with the leading global investment banks and other financial institutions".

Rule Financial is a leading provider of IT services for global financial institutions; both the Łódź and Poznań offices design, create and support complex IT systems for global investment banks and other financial institutions.

About Rule Financial

Rule Financial is a leading independent provider of business and IT services, employing over 500 people in the UK, the USA, Spain and Poland. Our specialists work alongside their counterparts at the world's leading investment banks, hedge funds and financial institutions, helping to lower costs, improve productivity and extract the maximum value from IT investments.

We cover all aspects of advisory, execution and support services. Our domain specialisms include: Securities Finance, Prime Services, Risk Management, Trading, Legal & Compliance and Operations. Our delivery specialisms include: advisory and execution services in system development, user-centric design, software development, integration, testing, on-going support and IT outsourcing.

We offer our clients end-to-end solutions that solve their complex business and IT issues. Our specialists have a deep understanding of the increasing regulatory and efficiency pressures faced by financial institutions and a number of our recent engagements have included strategic consultancy around OTC derivatives regulation and the implications of central clearing on integrated systems and collateral management.

For more information about working in Poznań, please contact:
Anna Konsewicz-Zawadzka
Email:    anna.konsewiczzawadzka@rulefinancial.com
Tel:    +48-42-663-0860
Web:    http://www.rulefinancial.com

For more information about Rule Financial in Poland, please contact:
Piotr Kania, Country Manager
Email:  piotr.kania@rulefinancial.com
Tel:    +48-42-663-0860
Web:    http://www.rulefinancial.com

For media enquiries regarding Rule Financial, please contact:
Stuart Cooper
Email:  rule@hotwirepr.com
Tel:    +44(0)20-7608-4695
Web:    http://www.rulefinancial.com